Certified diabetes educator Becky Wells recently retired from working with a diabetes self-management education program at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. She provides advice on diabetes for Insulin Nation. Question: What is diabeticketoacidosis and how can I prevent it? Answer: Diabeticketoacidosis (DKA) is a possible complication of diabetes that can cause kidney damage and may prove fatal if left untreated.

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DiabeticKetoacidosis What is diabeticketoacidosis ? DiabeticKetoacidosis is considered as life-threatening health complication for patients were already suffering from diabetes mellitus. People were already suffering from type I diabetes are prone to this particular type of complication easily and those suffering from type II diabetes may experience the complication under certain situations.

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Since it’s that time of year to get a flu shot, I am beginning to see lots of questions about whether parents should vaccinate their children with type 1 diabetes. Illnesses that mildly affect other children can dramatically affect our children with diabetes because they can raise blood sugars and cause a build up of ketones, potentially leading to diabeticketoacidosis (DKA) which is an emergency situation. Diabetes Management. MORE >>

I was out of town for a couple of days this week for work, and I’m pretty sure that I was this close to ending up in DKA (diabetesketoacidosis) again. Life with Diabetes Type 1 Diabetesdiabeticketoacidosis traveling with diabetes workI think it was one of those “perfect storm” type of events. I’d gone out to a concert Tuesday night and was out late, hadn’t […]. MORE >>